pg 423-429 Flashcards
traits that form from the basis of personality
central traits
stable personality characteristics that are presumed to exist within the individual and guide his or her thoughts and actions under various conditions
traits
preferences and attitudes
secondary traits
personality components that define people’s lives
cardinal traits
healthy individuals who have met their basic needs and are free to be creative and fulfill their potentialities
self-actualizing personalities
Carl Roger’s term for a healthy, self-actualizing individual, who has a self-concept that is both positive and congruent with reality
fully functioning person
our psychological reality, composed of one’s perceptions and feelings
phenomenal field
a recent movement within psychology, focusing on desirable aspects of human functioning
positive psychology
the process of learning new responses by watching others’ behavior
observational learning
the process in which cognitions, behavior, and the environment mutually influence each other
reciprocal determinism
an individual’s sense of where his or her life influences originate
locus of control